budget

Burning cigarettes, burning money.

When you own a house, part of the taxes you pay are to the schools in your district, whether or not anyone in your household utilizes them. If you're a veteran and live in Troy, you may soon be exempt based on the outcome of this vote.

Nine local school districts will vote on increased security measures on Tuesday. When the votes are in and budgets are approved, it will affect the safety inside these schools.

A peaceful protest turned ugly this afternoon as hundreds of protestors lined themselves up in front of the governor's office expressing their concern over the state's budget. They feel the governor's budget benefits the wealthy at the expense of the middle class...

National - The deadly capsizing of the Costa Concordia could cost a lot, coming at the worse time of year.  Of course this time of year is the start of the peak of booking season for cruises.

You asked for it!  Time for a little sing-along to help you through what could be a nasty couple of days down in Washington DC.   In fact, this time it's on video so you can see what the studio looks like, and gather around the "virtual piano bar" on the Sean and Richie Show

Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have actually come to an agreement on a new budget for the state, which will include no new taxes or tax increases. Albany may be on the right track.

Praise the Lord and pass the merlot!   We've got, in theory,  a budget "agreement" in New York.  And we did it before the deadline.  (Again, in theory--they still have to sign the paperwork).  According to the Albany Times Union, if it is passed we will have a budget with $132 billion in state spending, which is a 2 percent cut over spending in the current fiscal year...

There is a real threat to our beloved nation's stability--a shutdown!  Shutting the whole government down?  Besides the embarrassment we have to weather around the world, what does that actually mean?